CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT DEVELOPER (CTCD) EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Ans✓✓✓ - State tax collector
and treasury,
- State accountant,
- Revenue estimation and forecast,
- Purchasing support and procurement oversight,
- Statewide term contracts for use by over 200 state agencies and
universities
Fundamentals of Procurement Ans✓✓✓ - Fairness & Transparency
- Best Value for the State
- Own the Mission
- Good Steward of Public Funds
Statewide Procurement Division Ans✓✓✓ - The State's central authority
for the procurement of non-IT goods and services
- Manages statewide contracts and exercises procurement authority
delegation
- Provides guidance on procurement practices
- Oversight and procurement assistance
Statewide Procurement Division Ans✓✓✓ is comprised of the following
teams
,- Contract Development,
- Contract Management,
- Policy & Outreach,
- Historically Underutilized Businesses, and
- Fleet, Travel & Mail
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Policy and Outreach team
Ans✓✓✓ supports the following procurement applications including
providing enrollment, customer service, and purchasing support:
- Texas SmartBuy
- Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
- Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
- Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Contract Development and
Contract Management teams Ans✓✓✓ develops and manages statewide
contracts
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Historically Underutilized
Businesses (HUB) team Ans✓✓✓ - certifies HUB vendors
- monitors and reports state HUB spending
- promotes opportunity for small business
,The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Fleet, Travel, and Mail team
Ans✓✓✓ supports state fleet management, business travel, and mail
delivery including
- managing the state fleet vehicle reporting system
- contracts with travel services for use by state business travelers
- air, car rental, hotel stays
- coordinates USPS and interagency mail; state warrants
Agency Procurement Plan Ans✓✓✓ Identifies management controls and
purchasing oversight authority in accordance with the policy guidance
contained in the guide. Due to SPD annually by November 30.
Agency Contract Management Handbook Ans✓✓✓ - Establishes
consistent contracting policies and practices
- May include standard contract provisions and formats
Agency Contract Management Procedures Ans✓✓✓ - The assessment
of the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse in all agency contracts.
- The identification of contracts that require enhanced contract
monitoring.
- The establishment of clear levels of purchasing accountability and staff
responsibilities related to purchasing.
- The agency posts on the agency's website and sends to
, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) Ans✓✓✓ provides
purchasing support and procurement oversight
Outreach Team Ans✓✓✓ the SPD team providing customer support for
Texas SmartBuy and other applications used by state agencies.
Texas SmartBuy Ans✓✓✓ the state's central eCommerce system for
non-IT goods and services including pens and sticky notes, for example.
Also known as "the Amazon of the state" amongst state purchasing staff.
Texas SmartBuy Ans✓✓✓ Agencies and local governments utilize this
web-based ordering system to access hundreds of competitively bid and
awarded state contracts.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Ans✓✓✓ used to post
solicitations to inform potential vendors of contracting opportunities and
provides public notice of awards.
Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) Ans✓✓✓ an online directory
of vendors interested in working with the State of Texas
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) Ans✓✓✓ collects
vendor performance reports from agencies. This database allows
agencies to:
- score vendors (ABCDF system)
PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Ans✓✓✓ - State tax collector
and treasury,
- State accountant,
- Revenue estimation and forecast,
- Purchasing support and procurement oversight,
- Statewide term contracts for use by over 200 state agencies and
universities
Fundamentals of Procurement Ans✓✓✓ - Fairness & Transparency
- Best Value for the State
- Own the Mission
- Good Steward of Public Funds
Statewide Procurement Division Ans✓✓✓ - The State's central authority
for the procurement of non-IT goods and services
- Manages statewide contracts and exercises procurement authority
delegation
- Provides guidance on procurement practices
- Oversight and procurement assistance
Statewide Procurement Division Ans✓✓✓ is comprised of the following
teams
,- Contract Development,
- Contract Management,
- Policy & Outreach,
- Historically Underutilized Businesses, and
- Fleet, Travel & Mail
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Policy and Outreach team
Ans✓✓✓ supports the following procurement applications including
providing enrollment, customer service, and purchasing support:
- Texas SmartBuy
- Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
- Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
- Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Contract Development and
Contract Management teams Ans✓✓✓ develops and manages statewide
contracts
The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Historically Underutilized
Businesses (HUB) team Ans✓✓✓ - certifies HUB vendors
- monitors and reports state HUB spending
- promotes opportunity for small business
,The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Fleet, Travel, and Mail team
Ans✓✓✓ supports state fleet management, business travel, and mail
delivery including
- managing the state fleet vehicle reporting system
- contracts with travel services for use by state business travelers
- air, car rental, hotel stays
- coordinates USPS and interagency mail; state warrants
Agency Procurement Plan Ans✓✓✓ Identifies management controls and
purchasing oversight authority in accordance with the policy guidance
contained in the guide. Due to SPD annually by November 30.
Agency Contract Management Handbook Ans✓✓✓ - Establishes
consistent contracting policies and practices
- May include standard contract provisions and formats
Agency Contract Management Procedures Ans✓✓✓ - The assessment
of the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse in all agency contracts.
- The identification of contracts that require enhanced contract
monitoring.
- The establishment of clear levels of purchasing accountability and staff
responsibilities related to purchasing.
- The agency posts on the agency's website and sends to
, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) Ans✓✓✓ provides
purchasing support and procurement oversight
Outreach Team Ans✓✓✓ the SPD team providing customer support for
Texas SmartBuy and other applications used by state agencies.
Texas SmartBuy Ans✓✓✓ the state's central eCommerce system for
non-IT goods and services including pens and sticky notes, for example.
Also known as "the Amazon of the state" amongst state purchasing staff.
Texas SmartBuy Ans✓✓✓ Agencies and local governments utilize this
web-based ordering system to access hundreds of competitively bid and
awarded state contracts.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Ans✓✓✓ used to post
solicitations to inform potential vendors of contracting opportunities and
provides public notice of awards.
Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) Ans✓✓✓ an online directory
of vendors interested in working with the State of Texas
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) Ans✓✓✓ collects
vendor performance reports from agencies. This database allows
agencies to:
- score vendors (ABCDF system)
